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Sitka City and Borough, Alaska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sitka City and Borough is 132.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 146 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (66), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (56), Air permit holder (minor source) (6). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 9 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 57.6838, -135.5814.

How this county ranks in Alaska

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Sitka City and Borough compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	33.1	23.8	1.39x	18.6 to 55	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.9	30.2	1.32x	24.4 to 62.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56	51.8	1.08x	37.6 to 81	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	440.2	453.4	0.97x	384 to 502.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	132.8	143.2	0.93x	102.9 to 169.3	2020-2024

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Sitka City and Borough
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,686.8	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	99.2	96.9	+2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 9 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde4.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.02 per million
Benzene0.87 per million
Acetaldehyde0.54 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

146 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Industrial wastewater discharge66
NPDES wastewater discharge permit56
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Hazardous waste transporter5
Airfield4
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Hydroelectric plant2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Oil-fired power plant1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

North Pacific Seafoods Sitka, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000730193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Seafood Producers Cooperative, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059224469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Sitka Rocky Gutierrez, Sitka
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID SIT (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Silver Bay Seafoods - Sitka, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057702669 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Uscg Air Station Sitka, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063219618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sawmill Creek Aquaculture Facility Nsraa, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070250194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Granite Creek Rock Quarry Reconfigured Lease Lot 4, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070371878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Biha Indian River Quarry_2, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070504593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport Msgp, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070519514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sitka- Katlian Bay Road_2, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070626248 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Nsraa Medvejie Aquaculture Facility, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071711428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sitka Granite Creek Industrial Area Lease Lot 5, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $21,925.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071158034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Jarvis Street, Sitka
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 6801 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Silver Bay Seafoods - Sitka, Sitka
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110057702669 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sitka Wastewater Facility, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000759162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Sitka- Katlian Bay Road, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070626783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Jarvis Street Diesel Power Plant, Sitka
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014339457 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Granite Creek Industrial Area, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071310581 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Arrowhead Transfer, Inc., Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070519100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Granite Creek Quarry Lease Area 2, 3, & 7, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070520462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Us Army Usace Fort Babcock Fuds, Sitka
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072029346 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Sawmill Cove Industrial Park Recycling Center, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070219326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Medvejie Aquaculture Facility Nsraa, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,616.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070254979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Hidden Falls State Hatchery, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $32,560.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070257648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Hidden Falls Hatchery Wtp, Sitka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070827518 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Sitka City and Borough

Alaska state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Sitka City and Borough, and their findings.
Alaska vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Alaska health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Alaska environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Alaska drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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